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Title: | A unified framework for verification techniques for object invariants |
Authors: | Drossopoulou, Sophia Francalanza, Adrian Muller, Peter Summers, Alexander J. |
Keywords: | Object-oriented methods (Computer science) Computer software -- Development Computer software -- Quality control |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
Publisher: | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg |
Citation: | Drossopoulou, S., Francalanza, A., Müller, P., & Summers, A. J. (2008). A unified framework for verification techniques for object invariants. 22nd European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Paphos. 412-437. |
Abstract: | Object invariants define the consistency of objects. They have subtle semantics, mainly because of call-backs, multi-object invariants, and subclassing. Several verification techniques for object invariants have been proposed. It is difficult to compare these techniques, and to ascertain their soundness, because of their differences in restrictions on programs and invariants, in the use of advanced type systems (e.g., ownership types), in the meaning of invariants, and in proof obligations. We develop a unified framework for such techniques. We distil seven parameters that characterise a verification technique, and identify sufficient conditions on these parameters which guarantee soundness. We instantiate our framework with three verification techniques from the literature, and use it to assess soundness and compare expressiveness. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/22907 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacICTCS |
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